Tuesday, September 18, 2012

A crisp autumn day just begs for soft, tactile fabrics like corduroy. Layer a sleeveless corduroy dress over leggings and a long-sleeved shirt, or make a pair of corduroy trousers to wear with a sweater and short boots, and you are ready to stroll through the bright, chilly morning.

We have a lovely selection of new corduroy colors to choose from at Treadle!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

We have a small group of new pieces in our Organic section at Treadle.

Organic cotton is grown without the use of harmful synthetic
pesticides, and is printed with low-impact dyes to reduce the ecological
footprint of the manufacturing process. The
conventional cotton industry uses 16% of the world's insecticides, more than
any other single major crop.

However, it's hard to go completely green unless you have a good alternative to conventional fabrics, so it's nice to see such cute prints available in organic.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

The Fall and Winter Treadle Class Schedule is up on our website! To view the new schedule, click here.

In addition to the great general sewing classes for all skill levels, there are a few new offerings and a few seasonal classes returning to the schedule.

Sewing Cute Clothes For Kids with the Material Girls is one that caught my eye. Who doesn't want to make cute, simple garments for the little ones in their lives? Cozy Flannel Loungers, an always-popular project class for making basic pajama bottoms, is back. Coat Craze with Sara Langworthy is a great way to enliven your winter wardrobe. Curvy Corsets is a new class that will guide you through Victorian-style corset construction.

Pattern Alteration and Copy Ready-to-Wear are two classes for the Intermediate sewist hoping to take their sewing to the next level. We now have two Hand Sewing classes, a Basic level for beginning skills, and an Advanced Beginning class to learn hand-sewn buttonholes and hems.

There's an Oilcoth class coming up as well, focusing on craft projects such as baskets and bags. Holiday Fun Stuff With Felt is a great class for kids, suitable for those as young as 6 if accompanied by an adult, and 9 if working independently.

There is so much more in the complete schedule. To sign up for classes, either stop by the store or register by phone at 651-698-9690.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

We have a new group of cotton lawn at Treadle from Liberty of London. Here are a few of the new pieces.

The overall feel of this group is muted and autumnal by comparison to the bright Liberty prints we had in spring. Even this delectable field of grass scattered with flowers feels like late summer.

This cotton lawn would make a lovely blouse to layer with linen or corduroy for a cool autumn day. Or get a yard and a half to make a large square scarf to tuck around your neck with a plain dress and jacket.

Treadle Yard Goods is an independently owned and operated fabric store in Saint Paul, Minnesota. We opened our doors in 1976, and since then our focus on natural fiber, high-quality apparel fabric has kept us going strong.

Come by and browse through our extensive collection of batiks, cotton prints and luxurious silk, linen and wool.

And, just in case you were wondering, we don't carry rakes or shovels.

Located on the corner of Grand & Hamline 1338 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN